Prescriber's Guide – Children and Adolescents: Volume 1
Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology

Presents a user-friendly step-by-step manual on the psychotropic drugs prescribed for children and adolescents by clinicians and nurse practitioners.

Stephen M. Stahl (Author)

9781108446563, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 18 October 2018

520 pages, 8 b/w illus. 8 colour illus.
22.7 x 13.9 x 2.2 cm, 0.78 kg

Child and adolescent psychopharmacology is a rapidly growing field with psychotropic medications used widely in the treatment of this patient group. However, psychopharmacological treatment guidelines used for adults cannot simply be applied for children or adolescents, thus presenting clinicians and nurse practitioners with assessment and prescribing challenges. Based on the best-selling resource Stahl's Prescriber's Guide, this new book provides a user-friendly step-by-step manual on the range of psychotropic drugs prescribed for children and adolescents by clinicians and nurse practitioners. Reviewed by expert child and adolescent psychiatrists, the medications are presented in the same design format in order to facilitate rapid access to information. Each drug is broken down into a number of sections, each designated by a unique color background thereby clearly distinguishing information presented on therapeutics, safety and tolerability, dosing and use, what to expect, special populations, and the art of psychopharmacology, and followed by key references.

Introduction
List of icons
1. Amphetamine (d)
2. Amphetamine (d,l)
3. Aripiprazole
4. Asenapine
5. Atomoxetine
6. Bupropion
7. Chlorpromazine
8. Citalopram
9. Clomipramine
10. Clonidine
11. Clozapine
12. Duloxetine
13. Escitalopram
14. Fluoxetine
15. Fluphenazine
16. Fluvoxamine
17. Guanfacine
18. Haloperidol
19. Lisdexamfetamine
20. Lithium
21. Lurasidone
22. Methylphenidate (d)
23. Methylphenidate (d,l)
24. Olanzapine
25. Paliperidone
26. Paroxetine
27. Pimozide
28. Quetiapine
29. Risperidone
30. Sertraline
31. Trazodone
32. Valproate
33. Venlafaxine
Index by drug name
Index by use
Index by class
Abbreviations.

Subject Areas: Nursing [MQC], Clinical psychology [MMJ], Psychiatry [MMH], Pharmacology [MMG]